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Category Archives: ELECTRONICA

As each year passes by, I find my beliefs on art changing. While some months I will be convinced that a particular sort of aesthetic is what I love, and any other aesthetic or technique is worthless, some other months I will come up against something which completely changes my opinion. Tastes change and the … Continue reading →

In the primeval mush of information overload that is the Internet, it’s hard to find something truly unique and original. Consider that statement, and multiply the uncertainty by 10 when speaking of music. Because there are no more pockets of isolation left, any schmuck can post his band’s videos and music, and the latest generation … Continue reading →

If you were to start an Indie band tomorrow, what would you name it? Too bad you can’t name it Venetian Snares, ‘cause that fantastic-for-an-indie-band name has already been taken. By a junglist. Venetian Snares makes me think of gentle beats, myriad-contradictions-of-love type lyrics and jangling guitars played by bearded and bespectacled blokes. Start with … Continue reading →

D’you know why Shpongle were such a big, warm and pleasant surprise to me? I’ve been trying to put my finger on it for months and failed everytime. But now, I have an answer. It’s ’cause they mix the analog and the digital in a way that sounds like they can actually play all the instruments. There … Continue reading →

Let me assure you, my first impressions weren’t strong. I’m sure you were as wierded out by the name as I was. Anybody would be, as ‘Shpongle’ tends to evoke wet farts of a particularly moist kind. So that’s wrong. What’s also wrong is the genre name, a pretentious sounding ‘psychedelic downtempo’. See that probably … Continue reading →

Daft Punk. Electro-synth. Animé. The movie ‘Interstella 5555’ is where is all of this comes together. It was love at first sight. What took my breath away (besides the really cute chick) was how masterfully Daft Punk’s album, Discovery, was used as the soundtrack. That was when I started to pay attention to the actual … Continue reading →

Right, now we have an odd left-of-center musician. Plays bass with electronica drawing from Jungle, Drum n Bass and- hold on to your sphincters- Jazz Fusion! How will this extremely curious mixture sound? I was intrigued, so I heard this, one of his latest albums. I don’t know how Squarepusher manages it, but the sound … Continue reading →